Eyeshade



y 22, 1952 J. A. GILMARTIN 2,603,783

msismos Filed Oct. 1a. 1948 2 Sl-IEE'I'S-SHEET 1 K 54 INVENTOR.

MMfiM disposed immediately adjacent the nose portion 0f he spectacleframe, while the protuberances 40 are intended toextend laterally andrearwardly to engage the forehead and temples of the wearer. Thisfeature, in itself, issuflic'ient through spaces between the spectacleframe and to prevent light from entering the weare fisieyes f;

the forehead of the wearer, but the p'rotuber ances 40 also perform anadditional function,

namely that of preventing the panels 36 to slide oafivard1y,-thatis;forwardly with respect to the spectacle frame. 7 :1

This forward sliding of the' panels3ii isfurther prevented-bytheresiliencyiof the straps 30 whichfrictionallyengage the panels and"thereby tend to retain the latter in position; 4 In :addition; "theinvention;- contemplates 2 the provision of furtherm'eans for preventing,forward sliding of the panels 36, these means assuniing the formoflongitudinally, split; tubular keepers .42 which are afiixedtothereargedges of the'panels 13 6, in the manner hereinafter described 1 andprevents the panels from slidingforwardly. j --;:'It, will also beapparent that these'keepers 42,

being of a tubular configurationprovide rounded ed es-,toen as the oreh:Q w a rr in place; of sharp square edges such as would be otherwisepresented by the panels 36 themselves. The keepers 42 are securedPosition on the naael fihr P ov d n i bel a s With'TOWS of alternately;arranged; u ward and. downward de pressionsfik 46 respectively (seeFigures 7 and 8-); hereby the split tubular keepers-42 maybe i gtrfaded" longitudinally on the rear edgesaof the panels 36 and thedepressions 44, 46 will effectively retain the keepersi-nl'pesition.-.-v

s will ,be clearly apparent from; the. foregoin theleye shadeattachmentlmaybe readily adjusted to accommodate spectacle ';frames ofvarioussizes and type's,land if desired, the en- ,ti tt'achment mayberemoved from-the spectacl frame ,upon removal of the. hinge pins ,34aiidjl'the. screw 28. The shading. panels 36 may, offc'oiir'sefbe'removed from the attachment by simply'sliding the panels rearwardly,that is, in he dire iono e a w 48 n Figure 4- jlfhe aceompanyingli'igure 9 illustrates a modified embodiment of the invention which issimilaif-t'o' the embodiment l 0,ibut in, place (if the aforementionedspectacle frame 12, this modifiedembodiment utilizes merely the uppertransverse frame member andhir'iged temple' pieces fl pping devoid oflens-receiving portions and 1e es, and being-intended solely'ito carrythe eye Figures I'O' and 11 illustrate a modified shade panel SG 'l'iich'is sin iilar'to panel 38 butis formed with a rolled rear edge 58 inplace'of the already described keepers 42.

Finally, Figures 12, 13 and 14 show a further modified embodiment of theinvention, utilizing only one long shade panel 60 in place of two of thepanels 36, the panel 60 being formed in the rear edge portion thereofwith a pair of notches 62 which enable the endportions B4 of the rearedge to be inserted .under the aforementioned straps while anintermediate portion 66 of the rear edge overlies the straps 30 and thesocket'24, substantially as shown. By virtue of this arrangement thepanel 60 is flexed, so to speak, and is frictionally retained inposition on the spectacle frame.

It is believed that the advantages and use of the-invention will beclearly apparent from the oregoing disclosure and accordingly, furtherdescription thereof at this point is deemed unnec essary. 7

-While in the foregoing there has been .shown and described'thepreferred embodiment of this invention it, is to be understood thatminor changes in the details of construction, combination andarrangement of parts may be; resorted to without: departing from thespirit and scope'of the invention as claimed.

it Having described the invention,

V as new is !1 n attachment or. an eyeglass frame ineluding a nose pieceand a pair of arched members extending laterally from [said nose} piece,comprising a substantiallyv rectangular socket adapted to bepositionedon said nose piece, said socket having open ends, a bracketdepending fromsaid socket, a fastening element for secur ing saidbracket to the nose piece, a pair of resilient straps adapted to bepositionedon said arched members, the inner; endportions of; saidstrapsbeing disposed in said socket and said straps lying in superposedrelation ons aid arched members, and a pair of shadepanels' positionedbetweensaid membersand saivgl'strapsv and frictionally retained inposition by the latter, said panels projecting. forwardly of, saidframe. 7

2. The device as defined in'c1aim '1, wherein rear edge portions of saids hade panels arepro videdon upper I and lowensurfaces thereof with rowsof detents, and a pairof split tubular guards positioned on saidrear'edg'e fportions and enclosingsaid detents, said .g'uardsbeingengageable with rear surfaces }'of said arched members to preventforward shifting of said panels between said members and straps. 1

. JAMES A. GIIMAR'I'IN.

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733,721 Little July '4, 1903 779,340 Jan. 3,- 1905 1,452,305 Aprilj'l,1923 1,528,282 Mar. -3, 1925 1,879,216 Hannan et al "Sept. 27,-19322,286,269

Gilmartin June 15, 1942

